The Opposition is all set to meet President Pranab Mukherjee, demanding a fresh investigation into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The party demands a Supreme Court monitored special investigation team probe into the riots.
A delegation of BJP leaders has met President Pranab Mukherjee, expressing concern over the Chinese incursion. Senior BJP leader LK Advani informs that the party has told the President that the government has been playing down this incursion, terming it a loca...
BJP president Rajnath Singh has called for a meeting of the BJP leaders of Bihar unit in the wake of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's criticism of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the deadline set by him to announce BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate...
BJP president Rajnath Singh accuses the Congress of being the biggest communal party in India. Accusing the Congress of raking up Hindu and Muslim issues for the sake of votes, Rajnath Singh also said that the party has not done anything to reduce unemployment...
After BJP chief Rajnath Singh dared Congress to project Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014 general elections, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh reacts, daring BJP to project Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra ...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi took quite a few jibes at Congress scion Rahul Gandhi during his speech at BJP foundation day function. Not surprisingly, Congress leaders ran to the rescue of party vice-president, slamming the Gujarat strongman. Modi, who...
Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi addresses the Confederation of Indian Industry. He began his speech by saying that he is honored to address the gathering. He spoke about a train journey he took to discover the real India. He said that India is an optimis...
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi will address the Confederation of Indian Industry today. All eyes will be on Rahul Gandhi as this would be the first time that he would address a gathering, after he took over the new role. What is his model for developmen...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will address the Confederation of Indian Industry today. All eyes are on him, as until now Rahul has always avoided addressing key issues. Will Rahul Gandhi provide solutions to address the problems that Indian economy is f...
The inclusion of leaders like Amit Shah and Varun Gandhi and the exclusion of veteran leaders Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh in BJP president Rajnath Singh's Team 2014 have evoked mixed reactions from within the party. However, most party leaders appear to b...
BJP president Rajnath Singh's team for 2014 general elections is likely to be announced soon. Six party general secretaries are likely to be inducted in the new team. Sources reveal that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be part of this new team.
Senior leader Yashwant Sinha threatened to resign from the party, after Ravindra Rai was appointed the new Jharkhand president for the BJP. Sinha had made his opposition clear in the meeting with the top party leaders before the parliamentary meet. Rai is rumo...
BJP Tamil Nadu State president Pon Radhakrishan accuses the Centre of simply watching while the fishermen are getting brutally attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy every single day. He also says that the Centre completely let down Tamil Nadu in every way.
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, KS Eshwarappa resigned as the state BJP president following allegations of a land scam. Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitely is expected to come down to Bangalore to help chose the next state BJP president.
Ahead of the Budget session of the Parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee is set to address both the House of Parliament. The government is ready with the strategy for the Budget session and so the Opposition. There are several crucial reform bills to be intro...
BJP leaders protesting against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's saffron terror remark at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi have been detained. This is believed to be a prelude to what might be in store for the government at the Budget session in Parliament tomorro...
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh comes down hard on Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for his 'saffron terror' comment. He pulls him up for making 'baseless' allegations of propagating 'Hindu terror' through the party and gives historical example...
The BJP National Council meeting will be held in Delhi on March 1, 2 and 3 to approve the election of Rajnath Singh as party chief. The BJP has also decided to organise a protest march against the Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's comments in Delhi on Februa...
Amid protests from the senior leaders in the state, the BJP central leadership gives green signal to V Muraleedharan for a second term as state party president. A section of senior leaders with strong backing of RSS, had earlier registered their strong protest...
The bickering within the state unit of BJP has stiffened, as V Muraleedharan is set to continue as the president. A section of leaders, who demand Muraleedharan's removal, accuse him of behaving like a corporate CEO. It is learnt that RSS, who is unhappy with ...
Reacting to the chopper kickback scam, BJP president Rajnath Singh demands a comprehensive probe into it and says that all who are found guilty should be brought to book.
BJP president Rajnath Singh avoided to comment on the controversial statements made by VHP president Praveen Togadia and said that the VHP is answerable to questions related to him and not the BJP.
BJP president Rajnath Singh has said that BJP Parliamentary board will take a final decision on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Prime Ministerial Candidature. He has also asked the party members not to give any statements about the PM candidature.
The newly-elected president of the BJP, Rajnath Singh, finally answers some questions about Narendra Modi as the likely candidate for the Prime Ministerial post. Rajnath Singh said that it was tradition of the party to announce the candidate only after the cen...
Former Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari was questioned for more than four hours yesterday. The interrogation happened in connection with the financial misappropriation in his company Purti Group. The BJP leader was also questioned in Nagpur over ...
With the declaration of Rajnath Singh as the BJP president, the path is now clear for Narendra Modi to be chosen as the Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014. Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today said that his party should project Modi as the Prime Ministeria...
In connection to the 'saffron terror' comment made by Home Minister SushilKumar Shinde, BJP President Rajnath Singh said that the BJP cannot ignore the comments made by Shinde and questioned the silence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Man...
Rajnath Singh opens up about his second stint at Bharatiya Janata Party's top post, minutes after his election. However, in the first interview as the BJP president, Singh says he will lead a nationwide protest against Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. ...
Enraged BJP continues to protest against the statements made by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde. Even the newly elected chief of the party, in his debut speech, launched a scathing attack on the Home Minister over his 'saffron terror' remarks. The party has ...
Newshour | BJP's new president Rajnath Singh mentioned Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's name thrice in his speech and threatened to hit the streets because of his controversial 'saffron terror' comment. Though Shinde chose to avoid Rajnath's questions, he h...
Newshour | On the one hand Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi makes an emotional appeal and calls for positivity in politics, while on the other hand BJP's president Rajnath Singh shows a hard political aggression against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. B...
News Night | The war of words between the Congress and the BJP continue after the BJP called Congress a dynastic party when Rahul Gandhi was crowned prince. Now, the Congress calls BJP a command democracy after Rajnath Singh was made the president of the party...
Following Gadkari's resignation, Rajnath Singh has been unanimously chosen as the president of the party. This was a last minute change, as Gadkari was still in the race till last night. Advani is allegedly behind Rajnath Singh's selection.
Rajnath Singh says that he wanted Nitin Gadkari to continue as the party president for the next term as well, but since the situation was grim for Gadkari, he should concentrate on proving himself innocent. Gadkari says that BJP is in capable hands. Gadkari wa...
Rajnath Singh, who was officially elected to Bharatiya Janata Party's top post addresses the media and supporters in his new capacity. The road ahead for Singh is not easy as he has to steer his party from all the controversies to a hopeful win in the 2014 Lok...
Rajnath Singh is elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party President today. Strongly criticizing Congress for price rise, Rajnath Singh, after taking over the charge, says the Congress had failed on all fronts and expressed confidence that the BJP will win in the ...
Rajnath Singh has now become the new BJP party president after Nitin Gadkari resigned from the post. Rajnath Singh's supporters gathered at the party office as well as in front of his residence and celebrated. Workers from his constituency, Ghaziabad also came...
A day before BJP's nation-wide protest, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde evades questions on Rajnath Singh's remark. BJP's new president Rajnath Singh had earlier said that he would not leave the 'saffron terror' issue and would take it to the streets. The BJ...
Speaking to the channel on the change of leadership in BJP, senior leader Yashwant Sinha says that he suggested a change in party leadership in the larger interests of the party and even thought of filing a nomination to contest for the election to the post. H...
After much speculations and deliberations, BJP now has a new chief in the person of Rajnath Singh. He was elected unopposed as no candidate filed nomination. The outgoing party chief Nitin Gadkari, in his speech, has claimed that the election of Rajnath shows...
Watch the special programme on the election of Rajnath Singh to the post of BJP party president. The panellist on the show discuss the future of BJP and Rajnath Singh and the importance of his presence in the 2014 Elections.
Rajnath Singh has been elected as the BJP chief unopposed. BJP workers have erupted into celebration following the elevation of Rajnath Singh as the party chief. Although it appears as if everything is well with the party now, the high voltage drama over the e...
Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani appears to be evasive on the issue of Rajnath Singh's elevation as BJP's new president as he has said that the presence of a new party chief makes hardly any difference to him. He also dismisses the question about his son Mahes...
The BJP parliamentary board which met a short while ago, endorsed Rajnath Singh's name as the party's next national president. Rajnath Singh and incumbent Nitin Gadkari arrived at the party office for the meeting, after which Singh filed his nomination. A reso...
BJP Parliamentary Board has cleared Rajnath Singh's name for the post of party's president. His name was proposed by outgoing BJP president Nitin Gadkari. Rajnath Singh was elected as the party chief without any opposition from any corners.
BJP Parliamentary Board meet is underway to finalize on the election of Rajnath Singh as the party's new president. Following the meet, the party will make a formal announcement of the elevation of Rajnath Singh as party's new chief.
All the BJP leaders have arrived at the party office and are waiting for the formal proceedings to begin. After Nithin Gadkari resigned from the post of party president, Rajnath Singh's name was put forth as the next party president.
Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have won the battle with RSS for the party chief post. Rajnath Singh, whose name came up in the last minute, was the unanimous choice within the BJP, while the RSS fought a losing struggle to give Nitin Gadkari a second term. Co...
Senior BJP leader Thawar Chand Gehlot said that they will shortly announce the name of the BJP party chief. Following protests within the party over Nitin Gadkari's second term as BJP national president, senior members of the party named Rajnath Singh for the ...
Rajnath Singh visits LK Advani at his residence to seek his blessings before going to the party office for official proceedings. The election to the post of party chief comes with certain formalities that have to be completed.
The formal announcement of the new party president will happen later today at the BJP office. Rajnath Singh is all set to be the next chief after Nitin Gadkari resigned from the post following corruption allegations. Rajnath Singh faces a big hurdle in the for...
BJP will hold a high level meet in Delhi today to decide the next party president. Nithin Gadkari resigned from the post as he was accused of evading income tax. He said that he will return to the post as soon as he proves himself to be clean. He said that the...
In a last minute change within the party, Rajnath Singh was named Bharatiya Janata Party's new president. The development came about last night after Sangh was forced to swallow pride as controversies amounted on their first choice Nitin Gadkari. Last-minute m...
In a last minute change within the party, Rajnath Singh was named Bharatiya Janata Party's new president. The development came about last night after Sangh was forced to swallow pride as controversies amounted on their first choice Nitin Gadkari. Last-minute m...
Incumbent BJP national president Nitin Gadkari was forced out of the race in a dramatic last-minute twist, and Rajnath Singh made a comeback as the party chief. Gadkari, who is facing allegations of dubious funding of his company, tendered his resignation yest...
After the income tax department investigations into financial irregularities in his company, Nitin Gadkari submitted his resignation as the party president. He told the media that he was clean, but he did not want the party image to get affected. Rajnath Singh...
Nithin Gadkari resigns as the BJP chief, after being accused of evading tax and forging information about his Purti group. He said that he was clean and would only return to the post once he has proved himself clean. The BJP high command will meet at the capit...
BJP will elect its new president today. Till yesterday evening the speculation was that incumbent Nitin Gadkari would get a second term, despite charges of corruption against him. Nitin Gadkari's Purti group of companies, that he founded and whose stakeholders...
Amidst much speculation, Nitin Gadkari resigns from his post to pave way for Rajnath Singh to become the next BJP chief. Gadkari resigned stating that he would come back only after he is proven innocent, and Rajnath Singh, led by an Advani-backed group, emerge...
The infight in BJP came out in the open with the election of the party's new president. Nitin Gadkari was forced to give up his post as party chief after many of the senior leaders, who were unhappy with his dubious business deals and the corruption allegation...
In a dramatic development, Nitin Gadkari makes way for Rajnath Singh as BJP party chief. The previous experience of Rajnath Singh as party chief made him an easy choice for BJP. Moreover, he has a strong backing of RSS and also an ability to carry generation n...
Nitin Gadkari was picked by the RSS aand made the BJP's party president. But now, after the I-T probe, senior BJP leader LK Advani didn't want Gadkari to serve as the party president for the second term and said that only BJP would have the right to choose the...
In a last minute change, Rajnath Singh emerges the frontrunner and is chosen to be BJP's new president. Nitin Gadkari, touted for a second term, gets dropped and makes way for Rajnath. Gadkari has already tendered his resignation.
Just a day before BJP president elections, senior party leaders come together for a meeting, raising speculations. Many believe that the leaders are looking at an alternative to Gadkari as some factions in the BJP do not want to give him another chance.
The BJP has decided to appoint Rajnath Singh as the new president of the party. The decision was taken during a party meeting at senior BJP leader Arun Jaitely's residence. The meeting was attended by top brass of party including LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj and V...
Senior BJP leader LK Advani refuses to comment on Yashwant Sinha's nominations to contest the elections for the post of party president. A strong anti-Gadkari wave has been brewing in the party for some time now, and with this election, the sentiment has come ...
The BJP slammed External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid for defending Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's comments on home grown terrorism. BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Pakistani terrorist groups celebrated the comment made by the Home Mini...
BJP president Nitin Gadkari today termed the Income Tax department's on-field enquiry as politically motivated. The enquiry took place at around nine locations in Mumbai belonging to alleged shell companies related to Gadkari's Purti group. Issuing a statement...
The BJP questions the timing of the Income Tax probe on party president Nitin Gadkari, and alleges that the Congress had earlier been using CBI for political purposes and is now using the Income Tax department. It also says that the I-T department conducts pro...
The Income Tax Department has sent a team to investigate BJP President, Nithin Gadkari's investments in Purti Group. The investigation may prove to be a road block for Gadkari, who is running for the post of Party President for the second term.
Divide within the BJP deepens as Mahesh Jethmalani confirms that he will contest against Nitin Gadkari for the position of party president. Jethmalani, who had earlier quit the party's national executive body in protest of Gadkari's nomination for the second t...
BJP has issued a notification for its presidential elections. January 23 is the date set for filing nominations for the BJP's top post. Sources close to the party have revealed that Sushma Swaraj has backed out although her mentor LK Advani had proposed her na...
BJP is battling internal divisions as incumbent party president Nitin Gadkari's second term has been challenged by Sushma Swaraj whose name was proposed for the top post by senior party leader LK Advani. Reports reveal that Swaraj's name was also suggested by ...
BJP chief Nitin Gadkari is all set to head the party for a second time as the RSS appears to have crushed all opposition against him. Although several senior leaders, including LK Advani, were displeased about Gadkari being reappointed, these seem to have rele...
The Union government today recommended imposition of central rule in Jharkhand. The step comes nine days after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s withdrawal of support forced BJP’s chief minister Arjun Munda to quit. The home ministry is expected to appoint ex-h...
BJP chief Nitin Gadkari is all set to get his second three-year term as the party president, with the BJP leadership and RSS brass settling on his name after a long futile search to find a successor. The party is expected to complete the formalities and make a...
BJP State president Pon Radhakrishnan says that only a candidate with the highest caliber can become the Prime Minister and only he can save the country from corruption and other social evils. He also accused the Congress of trying to hush up the gangrape vict...
BJP spokesperson Nirmala Seetharaman strongly condemns Abhijit Mukherjee's comments on the women protesting against the Delhi gangrape. He had earlier said that these protesters go to discos and then hold candle-light vigils as they have become a fashion state...
BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain says that the comments of the President Pranab Mukherjee's son, Abhijit, were unwarranted. He says that everyone has the right to protest and that it is a free country. Abhijit had earlier says that candle-light vigils are a...
Modi has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the third successive term. At the ceremony Modi made it clear that he had his political future mapped out. He also expressed his Delhi plans. Only time will tell whether the top brass of BJP agree wit...
Modi greets the Governor of Gujarat, Dr. Kamla Beniwal. The other leaders present at the swearing in ceremony are Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa, Sushma Swaraj, LK Advani, BJP president Nitin Gadkari, Shah Nawaz Hussain, Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal, Madhya Pra...
Modi has taken the centre stage at the Sardar Patel Stadium and is greeting all the dignitaries arriving at the event. The leaders present at the swearing in ceremony are Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa, Sushma Swaraj, LK Advani, BJP president Nitin Gadkari, Punj...
Gujarat is all set to welcome Narendra Modi as its Chief Minister for the fourth time in a row. Modi will take the oath at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahemdabad. Around 40,000 people are expected to gather to watch the ceremony. The security in and around the stad...
A BJP delegation led by LK Advani and Sushma Swaraj meet President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss the massive protests over the Delhi gangrape incident. Addressing the media after the meeting, the leaders said that the government had rejected all their demands in...
Students protest peacefully at Jantar Mantar against the gangrape of a 23-year-old woman who is still battling for life at the Safdarjung hospital. The nation expressed it anger at the blatant violence against the woman. The government also announced a slew of...
BJP leaders along with LK Advani and Sushma Swaraj meet President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss the massive protests over the Delhi gangrape incident. Addressing the media after the meeting, the leaders said that the government had rejected all their demands inc...
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, has sought President Pranab Mukherjee's intervention to ask the government to call a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue of rapes and atrocities committed on women. However, the government has re...
With the landslide win in Gujarat, Modi's stature in the BJP will only grow bigger. This win has now risen questions on Nitin Gadkari's second time as the Party President. After the win, Gadkari himself had some words of praise for Modi. He said that the peopl...
Several reactions coming in after BSP Chief Mayawati's outburst against the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Hamid Ansari. The Congress and the BJP have both condemned the BSP supremo's comments, claiming that the Parliament must be respected. Mayawati ...
The government has offered a time-bound probe under a retired judge on the issue of Walmart lobbying allegations. The government's assurance comes after the opposition demanded that the Joint Parliamentary Committee look into the matter. The decision to permit...
The canvassing for the first-phase of the Gujarat polls has ended and now Gujarat Chief Minister has shifted his focus to Phase 2. Modi continued his attack on the Congress top brass, in what is being viewed as a preparation for the 2014 National elections.
Pressure is mounting on the UPA as Mayawati's deadline on the SC/ST Promotions Quota Bill ends today. The BSP supremo was instrumental in getting the FDI in retail motion passed in both Houses of Parliament. All eyes are now on the UPA as the Congress-led alli...
The BJP is now demanding a time-bound judicial probe into the Walmart controversy. Caving in under the immense pressure of the opposition in Parliament, the government agreed to a probe and debate on the issue. The opposition, which lost the vote on FDI in mul...
After chaos in the Parliament, the Government finally agrees to a debate and probe into the Walmart allegations. The opposition has claimed that the UPA bought votes to push the FDI Bill. The US-based retail giant clarified its expenditure of 25 million dollar...
Union Minister for Law, Kamal Nath, claims that the government is open to a probe on the matter of the Walmart report. He assures that the government is taking all the necessary steps to ensure the absence of lobbying in India. The BJP and the Left have demand...
Left leader Sitaram Yechury voices the concerns shared by the BJP-led opposition and calls for a structured debate on the issues of lobbying, which were raked up by a report submitted by Walmart before the US Senate. Despite the US State Department spokesperso...
Opposition leader Yashwant Sinha leads the uproar in Parliament over the Walmart row, demanding an immediate response from the government on the issue. The US-based retail giant issued a statement and spoke before the US senate clarifying its report stating an...
Speaker of the Rajya Sabha, and honourable Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari is forced to adjourn proceedings in the Rajya Sabha after the Left parties and the BJP-led opposition demand the suspension of the Question Hour. The BJP-led opposition has empha...